Summer fitness program offered for kids

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Wellness Center at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center announces a youth summer fitness program, Wellkids Fun In Training (F.I.T.), for ages 5 to 11.

Wellkids F.I.T. was created as a workout for kids while their parents, grandparents or caregivers are working out in the fitness center. The Wellness Center is now offering this program to the community. Children and their parents, guardians or caregivers do not need to be a member of the center to participate.

The program begins June 18 and ends Aug. 1. Wellkids F.I.T. is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon. There will be no classes the week of July 1. The cost is $2 per class per child for Wellness Center members, $5 per class per child for nonmembers. Payment for classes is due at registration, and the deadline for registering is June 14.

“The goal of the program is to help kids get a head start on developing healthy habits that can last a lifetime,” Dana DeJarnett, health promotion coordinator, said in a news release. “The kids in the program will work with the qualified staff of The Wellness Center. The program includes creative games and activities that get everyone up and moving, improving cardio fitness, strength and flexibility.”

The Wellness Center is offering short-term memberships for parents and grandparents who are not members and would like to use the center while their children are working out. The short-term membership costs $60 and is valid from June 18 to Aug. 1.

Child care is also offered for younger children on days when Wellkids F.I.T. is not in session. See any Wellness Center staff member for more details.

To register, stop by The Wellness Center front desk for a registration form, or email dana. dejarnett@wvumedi cine.org.

For more information, call 304-264-1232.